EP1949670A4 - Electronic camera - Google Patents

Electronic camera

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Publication number
EP1949670A4
EP1949670A4 EP06822543A EP06822543A EP1949670A4 EP 1949670 A4 EP1949670 A4 EP 1949670A4 EP 06822543 A EP06822543 A EP 06822543A EP 06822543 A EP06822543 A EP 06822543A EP 1949670 A4 EP1949670 A4 EP 1949670A4
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Prior art keywords
electronic camera
camera
electronic
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EP06822543A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1949670B1 (en
EP1949670A1 (en
Inventor
Nobuyuki Watanabe
Fumiyuki Shiratani
Hiroshi Matsuzaki
Satoko Furuki
Akikazu Yachi
Hideki Nagata
Toru Matsuzawa
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Olympus Corp
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Olympus Corp
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Priority to EP11009851A priority Critical patent/EP2448247A1/en
Publication of EP1949670A1 publication Critical patent/EP1949670A1/en
Publication of EP1949670A4 publication Critical patent/EP1949670A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/67—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
    • H04N23/675—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals comprising setting of focusing regions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/61—Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/61—Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects
    • H04N23/611—Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/63—Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders
    • H04N23/633—Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
    • H04N23/635—Region indicators; Field of view indicators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Editing Of Facsimile Originals (AREA)
  • Image Analysis (AREA)
EP06822543A 2005-11-02 2006-10-23 Electronic camera Not-in-force EP1949670B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP11009851A EP2448247A1 (en) 2005-11-02 2006-10-23 An image processor for electronic camera

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2005319868 2005-11-02
PCT/JP2006/321582 WO2007052572A1 (en) 2005-11-02 2006-10-23 Electronic camera

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EP11009851A Division-Into EP2448247A1 (en) 2005-11-02 2006-10-23 An image processor for electronic camera

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EP1949670A1 EP1949670A1 (en) 2008-07-30
EP1949670A4 true EP1949670A4 (en) 2009-11-04
EP1949670B1 EP1949670B1 (en) 2012-09-12

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EP (2) EP2448247A1 (en)
JP (1) JP4832518B2 (en)
CN (2) CN101300826A (en)
WO (1) WO2007052572A1 (en)

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CN101300826A (en) 2008-11-05
EP2448247A1 (en) 2012-05-02
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